G/SPS/N/RUS/176  
15 January 2020  
(20-0443) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Citrus fruit, fresh (HS Code: 0805)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Letter of the Federal Service  for 
Veterinary  and Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS -NV-3/36037 of 30 December 2019 . 
Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/RUS/20_0480_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This letter introduces a temporary restriction on import to the 
territory of the Russian Federation of fresh citrus fruit from the China (including citrus fruit 
produced in China and imported from the third countries and EAEU Member States) due to 
systemi c detection of quarantine pests listed in the Eurasian Economic Commission 
Council's Decision No.157 of 30 November  2016.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This measure is 
applied to avoid the introduction of quarantine pests into the territory of the Russian 
Federation.  
9. Is there a  relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health C ode, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : Para. 1 
Article VII IPPC  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/RUS/176  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
6 January 2020  
[ ] Trade facil itating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
Orlikov pereulok 1/11  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru